Background
Gersdorff, Carl August De was born on July 10, 1865 in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Ernst Bruno and Caroline (Choate) de Gersdorff.
Gersdorff, Carl August De was born on July 10, 1865 in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Ernst Bruno and Caroline (Choate) de Gersdorff.
Graduate Boston Latin School, 1883. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1887. Student Harvard Law School, 1887-1889.
Admitted to New York bar, 1890, and practiced in New York City. Now member Cravath de Gersdorff, Swaine & Wood. Director Chemical Bank & Trust Company.
Member Association of Bar City of New York, New York State Bar Association. Clubs: Knickerbocker. Union, University, Century, Harvard (New York City).
Married Helen Suzette Crowninshield, September 28, 1895. Children: Josephine (Mistress Frederick J. Bradlee, Junior), Alma (Mistress David Percy Morgan), Caspar Crowninshield.